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To all 'whom t may concern Be it lrnoWn that l, Grnonen Ar. Denain son, a citizen of the llnited States, and a resident of Girard, in the county of lilla coupin and State of llllinois, Vhave invented a nevv and lmproved Display Easel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

'llhis invention relates to improvements in display easels, and more particularly to easels of thin material such as cardboard, Celluloid, sheet metal and the like, an object of the invention being to provide im proved means for preventing accidental movement of the back stay when the latter is in operative position.

it further object is to provide an improved attachment for easels which will permit the bach stay to fold flat against the face plate and which Will also :function to hold the back stay at right angles to the face plate and thus support the face plate in display position.

l7l7ith these and other objects in vievv, the invention consists in certain novel `features of construction and combinations, and ar rangement of parts, as vvill be more fully hereinafter described and pointed ont in the claims.

ln the accompanyingr drawingsltigure l is a view in rear elevation showing my improved easel in operative position.

Figure 2 is a vievv in elevation at right angles to Figure l.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in hori- .frontal section on the line 3, 3 of Figure l.

liigure d is a prospective view of my improved attachment.

1 represents the face plate, and 2 the baclr stay of an easel. rllhe baclr stay is preferably formed of a single piece of material having a scored line or folded line, providing a portion 3 "which is secured to the back of the plate l by adhesive, or in any other suitable manner, While the other portion of the stay constitutes a movable folding portion which may lie flat against the easel, or may be positioned at right angles thereto, to support the easel in upright position as 1s common in the art.

llt is to be understood of course, that my limit. Iterial lilo. liGlAlGd.

invention is not limited to any particular materials employed, although the invention is particularly adapted for use in connection With easels made of cardboard, celluloid, sheet metal and the like.

l represents my improved attachment which is composed preferably of Wire and comprises a pair of arms 5, 5 spaced apart and fixed to a short shaft which projects at right angles to the arms and which is positioned under the stay portion 3, the latter being offset slightly as shown at 7, to form a bearing in which the shaft 6 is adapted to turn. @ne arm 5 projects through an opening 8 in the stay portion 3 so that when the arms 5 are at right angles to the plate, they will be in position at opposite sides of the stay 2 to hold the latter against accidental displacement. But when said arms are fold- 7U ed flat against the plate, and stay, the mov able portion 2 of the stay can also be folded dat against the plate l as Will be readily understood.

llt Will thus be seen that With my improved attachment the stay can be held against accidental displacement. The outer ends of the arms 5 are preferably bent into eyes or knobs 9 for convenience of manipulation and for ornamental appearance.

Various slight changes might be made in the general f orin and arrangement of parts described Without departing from my invention, and hence li do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

l claim:

1,. An easel, comprising a face plate, a. member fixed to the baclr of the face Plate, a back stay hingedly connected to said member, an attachment comprising a shaft, and a pair of arms at an angle thereto, said shaft mounted to tnrn between said member and 95 the back stay, and said arms adapted to receive the back stay betyveen them and hold the latter in operative position, and also adapted to be moved against the back plate and permit the stay to fold fiat against said 10@ member.

2. An easel, comprising a face plate, a 

